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CopyCopy Cop"y (k[o^]p"[y^]), n.; pl. Copies (-[i^]z). [F.
copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a
transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See Opulent, and
cf. Copious.]
1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [Obs.]
She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to
serve his humor thus. --B. Jonson.
2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original
work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or
a statue.
I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the
original. --Denham.
3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing
the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of
the works of Addison.
4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced;
a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an
excellent copy for imitation.
Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the
letters. --Holder.
5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in
type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.
6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard.
See under Paper.
7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] --Shak.
Copy book, a book in which copies are written or printed
for learners to imitate.
Examined copies (Law), those which have been compared with
the originals.
Exemplified copies, those which are attested under seal of
a court.
Certified or Office copies, those which are made or
attested by officers having charge of the originals, and
authorized to give copies officially. --Abbot.
Syn: Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit. Copy
Copy Cop"y, v. i.
1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate.
2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not
copy well.
Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the
bad as well as the good things. --Dryden.
Meaning of Copy from wikipedia
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Copy may
refer to:
Copying or the
product of
copying (including the
plural "
copies"); the duplication...
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Copy editing (also
known as cop****iting and m****cript editing) is the
process of
revising written material ("
copy") to
improve quality and readability...
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Copying is the
duplication of
information or an
artifact based on an
instance of that
information or artifact, and not
using the
process that originally...
- In publishing,
advertising and
related fields,
copy is
written material, in
contrast to
photographs or
other elements of layout, in books, magazines, newspapers...
- Cut,
copy, and
paste are
essential commands of
modern human–computer
interaction and user
interface design. They
offer an
interprocess communication technique...
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Copy protection, also
known as
content protection,
copy prevention and
copy restriction, is any
measure to
enforce copyright by
preventing the reproduction...
- (Glossary of
Telecommunication Terms)
defines a hard
copy as a
permanent reproduction, or
copy, in the form of a
physical object, of any
media suitable...
- A
digital copy is a
commercially distributed computer file
containing a
media product such as a film or
music album. The term
contrasts this
computer file...
- A
copy boy is a
typically young and
junior worker on a newspaper. The job
involves taking typed stories from one
section of a
newspaper to another. According...
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photocopier (also
called copier or
copy machine, and
formerly Xerox machine, the
generic trademark) is a
machine that
makes copies of do****ents and
other visual...
